My Craft Closet

I've had a couple people ask me how I store my craft supplies. I used to have a fabulous craft room. I loved that room. These are some old pictures, before I was completely finished organizing it.

Unfortunately, I don't have my craft room anymore. :( It has now become my little girl's nursery. Obviously, I wasn't going to give up sewing completely. So I turned the downstairs pantry into my craft closet. I had to get rid of a LOT of stuff, but I made it work =D

There are scrapbooks on top, along with photos, gift bags, and tissue paper. The second shelf has drawers with all my patterns, and tubs with different supplies, ric rac, velcro and elastic, etc. The third shelf has my batting and finished products in the fabric tubs. The fourth shelf has my sewing machine, sewing box, thread, iron, zippers, markers, pincushion, ribbon, and such. The fifth shelf has sewing books and tubs with all my fabric. The bottom shelf has some more random supplies as well. My cutting mats and rulers are along the sides of the bookshelf, and there is an ironing board hanging on the door.

Overall, it has worked pretty well for being such a small space. Don't get me wrong though, I desperately want my old craft room back some day.

WHW: Clean/Organized Rooms

I love a good clean organized room.  It feels so refreshing. Now if only I could find the energy to actually get my rooms in that condition, and keep them that way!

All photos from weheartit.com

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Lola the Owl @ Gingercake

Lately, I have picked up a little obsession with owls. Not the realistic kind, but the cute cartoon kind. I have found several things to add to my baby room, and it has only fueled the fire. When I stumbled upon these cutie pies at Gingercake, I decided that I had to make them. You can buy the pattern for "Lola the Owl" by clicking here. OR You can buy the pattern for "Max the Owl" by clicking here. Both patterns are only $6 each, and super duper easy! All of the stitching for the pockets, face, and wings, is just a zigzag stitch. No folding and ironing. And it's a simple straight stitch to join the front and back pieces. I whipped these gals out in 30 minutes each. (It actually took longer than that to stuff them, but the sewing was really fast). These two purple girls are gifts for some twins coming into the family soon. I plan on making another one for my little girl, and I'm also going to try making "Max the Owl" too!

Two Days in One

   Yesterday, I posted the WHW so I decided to skip my Project365 post for the day, and just combine the two for today. Last night, my wonderful Hubby gave me a bunch of beautiful roses. He knows these are my favorite flower =] This picture is also SOOC (straight out of camera) too!! I didn't edit this one at all.. Quite proud of myself.

 
   Today, we bought our crib mattress and got everything set up. This white blanket was a Christmas gift from my Mom. She crochets baby blankets almost non-stop and she is always giving them away to all the Moms and Babies in our church. This one will definitely be a very special one for me. The sock monkey was a Christmas gift from my sister. She knows I loved my sock monkey growing up, and she wanted to make sure our little girl had one too. Two very special gifts for our little monkey =]

Macaroni Mix Up

   So I opened the cupboards tonight, ready to make dinner, and I realized something.. I had no idea what to make. I hate it when that happens.. and it seems to happen a lot. Haha. I started digging around and found a packet of sauce mix. It was for some cheesy tomato basil sauce. I whipped up the sauce, boiled some noodles, and mixed it all together. Still missing something.. So I added some corn, and shredded cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. I still wasn't pleased, and I could already hear my husband saying "Where is the meat??" Haha. So I grabbed a can of Spam. Yes, Spam. Diss it all you want, I don't care! =] I chopped it up, and grilled it in the pan, and tossed that in. Perfect!! Hubby liked it. Definitely a success.

Kitchen Toys

   Most of my Christmas wish list this year was made up of random kitchen gadgets. I love baking, and I love it even more when I have fun new tools to use. This year, my wonderful hubby got me a few things from the Martha Stewart Kitchen Collection. I was ecstatic. I have a brand new all-metal, no-flimsy-wire pastry blender, a set of heavy duty measuring cups, and some super cute new towels! Yes I am a dork, but I don't care. =] Today, I finally got the chance to use my new tools for the first time! I made an apple crisp for a get-together at our neighbors tonight. I was so excited to use my new toys, I could barely hold it in haha. I completely forgot to take a picture of my gorgeous apple crisp before everyone gobbled it up, so I snapped a picture of my new helpers.